Yes, it is well established that statins can cause peripheral neuropathy. There are alternatives, but your doctor may be unaware of them or unwilling to recommend them. I suffer rhabdomyolosis (acute breakdown of skeletal muscle) as another very serious side effect of statins and so had to discontinue them. Instead I used niacin initially to bring my lipids into normal ranges and then switched to berberine longer term, which helps favorably modulate both lipids and control hyperglycemia. I am not recommending these for others, merely stating what worked for me and worked very well. For niacin to be safe and effective it cannot be the "non-flush" variety or the slow-release (which can be toxic). I experienced the transient facial flush (diminished with continued use of niacin) but didn't mind it at all. My LDL-C went from very high abnormal to normal in three months and my HDL-C ("good cholesterol") increased significantly (an added benefit statins cannot confer). And my abnormally high triglycerides also normalized. Berberine has performed as well, or better, than metformin for glycemic control in head to head tests and it has the added benefit of managing lipids, as well, though perhaps not as dramatically as niacin. Niacin is often maligned, ignorantly in my opinion. There are studies showing that statins combined with niacin reduce the risk of peripheral neuropathy.